by George Eliot · Nuevo Arte Thor · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788473271561
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The Lifted Veil is a novella by British writer George Eliot, originally published in 1859. The story follows Latimer, a man with the ability to read the minds of others and foresee the future, but who feels isolated and unhappy because of his gift. Set in 19th century England, the novel explores themes such as loneliness, perception, destiny, and the search for meaning in life. With elegant prose and a melancholic atmosphere, Eliot invites us to reflect on the nature of consciousness and the limits of human knowledge.
Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Romola (1862–1863), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871–1872) and Daniel Deronda (1876). Her novels are known for their realism, psychological insight, sense of place, and detailed depiction of the countryside. Middlemarch was described by the novelist Virginia Woolf as "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people" and by Martin Amis and Julian Barnes as the greatest novel in the English language.
